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A. J. LIVESAY d Jan 1928 Patented Aug. 21, 1928 UNITED STATES mimzw J.nrvnsaz, or warm son'rntm srames, wss'r vmsmra FOLDING BACK OB HOLDER.

Application fled January 9, 1928. Serial No, 245,568.

This invention relates to a folding rack or holder for various articles,the general object offthe invention being to form the rack of wire andto hin'gedly connect to the bottom thereof a yoke-shaped member forholdin papers, towels and the like.

Anoaier object of the invention is to provide means for holding thedevice in folded position, with the yoke-shaped member olded against thedevice so that the device will occupy but little space when not in use.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views and in which y Figure 1is a perspective view of the device 1n "open position.

Figure 2 is a section on ure 1.

As shown in these views, the device consists of a rectan ar frame 1having its corners looped to orm the upper eyes 2 and the lower eyes 3,these lower eyes being bent at rightan les to the frame. Horizontalwires 4 an vertical wires 5' have their ends looped around the sides andends of the frame 1 with the vertical wires wrapped. around thehorizontal wires.

A front frame 6 is formed similar to the line 2-2 of Fig- 7 frame 1,this frame also having the horiand the lower ends of the vertical wires8 of said frame 6 are looped around the bottom iece of the frame 1 sothat said frame 6 is ingedly connected with the lower part of frame 1.

A'wire 10 is movablywnnected with each of the eyes 3 by having an eye 11formed at its lower end for engaging the eye 3 and the upper ends ofthese wires 10 are bent to form eyes 12. A wire 13 connects each of theeyes 2 with the eyes 12, each wire 13 having its ends bent to form-eyes,one engaging the eye 2 and the other the eye 12. A

wire 14 connects the, 11 per end of each wire 10 with each eye 15 ormedat each upper corner, of the frame 6, this wire 14 also having its endsbent to form eyes for engaging the eyes 12.and 15. lVires 16 connecteach wire 10 with each end of the frame 1 and similar wires 17 connecteach wire 10 with each end piece of the frame 6. These wires have theirends looped so that they are hinged to the end pieces and to the wires10. Vertical wires 18 are spaced midway between each wire 10 and the endpieces of the frame 1 and 6, these wires 18 having their ends loopedaround the horizontal wires formin the end ieces of the device. Thus itwil be seen t at the wires 10 can be swung inwardly so as to fold thetwo sections "of each end of the device to ermit the frame 6 to befolded against the rame 1 to collapse the device. Each end of thedevice, when open, is of V-sha e so that the frame 6 slopes upwardly anoutwardly from the frame 1 when said frame is in a vertical'position sothat various articles can be placed in the device.

nected with the bottom of the evice by having eyes 20 formed at itsupper endijfor A yoke-shaped member 19 is hingledly com the foldeddevice when t e device is not in use. A latch 20' is hingedlyconne'ctedwith the top piece of the frame 1 to en e the folded parts tohold them in collapse con; 9

dition and a stem 21 is formed in the center of the top piece of theframe 1 by looping and twistlng a portion of said top piece, this stembeing formed with an eye 22 so that the devicecan be hung on a nail orother su port on a wall.

t is t ought from the foregoin description that the advanta es and novefeatures of my invention will e readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I ma make chan in the construction and in te combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that suchchanges fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a rearframe, a front frame hingedly posed of two sections hingedly coxmectedtogether, a yoke-shaped member having the upper ends of its limbshingedly connected with the lower end of the rear frame, a stemconnected with the center of the top piece of the rear frame and havingan eye at its upper end for enabling the device to be hung on aprojection extending from a wall and a latch hinged to the top piece ofthe rear frame for holding the parts in folded position.

2. A device of the class described comprising a rear frame composed of arectangular member formed of wire and having an eye at each cornerthereof, the lower eyes being bent outwardly at rightangles, horizontaland' vertical wires having their ends connected with the rectangularmember, 9.

front frame composed of an upper piece and two end pieces, the endpieces having eyes at their ends engaging the lower eyes of the 2 ANDREWJ. LIVESAY.

